Microsoft Inspire
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| Microsoft Inspire | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Conference |
| Date(s) | July 15, 2018 |
| Begins | July 12, 2002 |
| Ends | July 13, 2017 |
| Frequency | Annually |
| Venue | Varies each year |
| Location(s) | Varies each year |
| Country | United States of America |
| Inaugurated | July 12, 2002 |
| Organised by | Microsoft |
| Member | Microsoft Corporation |
| Sponsor | Main sponsors: Huawei, Tech Data. BitTitan and Dell EMC |
| Website | partner |
Microsoft Inspire (formerly the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference,[1] and previously abbreviated WPC) is a conference held annually by Microsoft Corporation for its partner community. At Inspire, partners are taught about Microsoft's roadmap for the upcoming year, network and build connections, share best practices, experience the latest product innovations, and learn new skills and techniques.[2] There are also keynote addresses from Microsoft executives, featured speakers, business-track specific offerings, and hundreds of sessions.
In its current form, it has been held since 2003.[2] Before 2003, it was two different events, Microsoft Fusion and the Microsoft Business Solutions Stampede.[3] In recent years, not including the Virtual Online events, it has been co-located with the Microsoft internal Microsoft Ready conference.[4]
| Year | Dates | Venue | Location | Participants (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | July 12–15 | Los Angeles Convention Center | Los Angeles, California | 4,700[5] |
| 2003 | October 9–11 | Morial Convention Center | New Orleans | 5,500[3] |
| 2004 | July 11–13 | Metro Toronto Convention Centre | Toronto, Canada | 5,500 attendees[6] |
| 2005 | July 8–10 | Minneapolis Convention Center | Minneapolis | 10,000 attendees
6,500 Microsoft employees[7] |
| 2006 | August 11–13 | Boston, Massachusetts | [8] | |
| 2007 | July 10–12 | Colorado Convention Center | Denver, Colorado | [9][10] |
| 2008 | July | Houston, Texas | [11] | |
| 2009 | July 13 | New Orleans Morial Convention Center | New Orleans | [12] |
| 2010 | July 11–15 | Washington Convention Center | Washington, D.C. [13] | 13,000[14] |
| 2011 | July 10–14 | Los Angeles, California | [15][16] | |
| 2012 | July 8–12 | Metro Toronto Convention Centre and the Air Canada Centre | Toronto, Ontario | 15,000[17] |
| 2013 | July 7–11 | Houston, Texas | [16] | |
| 2014 | July 13–17 | Walter E. Washington Convention Center | Washington, D.C. | |
| 2015 | July 12–16 | Orange County Convention Center | Orlando, Florida | |
| 2016 | July 10–14 | Metro Toronto Convention Centre and the Air Canada Centre | Toronto, Canada | |
| 2017 | July 9–13 | Walter E. Washington Convention Center | Washington, D.C. | 16,000 |
| 2018 | July 14–19 | Mandalay Bay Convention Center | Las Vegas, Nevada | 17,000 |
| 2019 | July 13–19 | Mandalay Bay Convention Center | Las Vegas, Nevada | |
| 2020 | July 21–23 | Virtual Online Event | Worldwide | |
| 2021 | July 14–15 | Virtual Online Event | Worldwide | |
| 2022 | July 19–20 | Virtual Online Event | Worldwide | |
| 2023 | July 18-19 | Virtual Online Event | Worldwide |
References
- ^ "Introducing Microsoft Inspire: A New Name for our Worldwide Partner Conference". Microsoft Partner Network. 7 December 2016.
- ^ a b "WPC 2011 - Worldwide Partner Conference - July 10-14, 2011". Archived from the original on 2011-10-07. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
- ^ a b "Manta - The Place for Small Business". Goliath.ecnext.com.
- ^ https://myready.microsoft.com/
- ^ "Manta - The Place for Small Business". Goliath.ecnext.com.
- ^ "Microsoft Kicks off Worldwide Partner Conference 2004 - with Velocity". News.microsoft.com. 11 July 2004.
- ^ "Manta - The Place for Small Business". Goliath.ecnext.com.
- ^ "Web Hosting Talk - The largest, most influential web hosting community on the Internet". Webhostingtalk.com.
- ^ "Microsoft Unveils New Opportunities for Partners at Worldwide Partner Conference 2007". Webwire.com. 10 July 2007.
- ^ "Microsoft World Wide Partner Conference - Denver, CO (July 10-12, 2007) - VoIP News". Archived from the original on 2012-05-22. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
- ^ Mitchell Ashley (8 July 2008). "Meet Me In Houston At Microsoft WPC". Network World.
- ^ "Microsoft Pri0". Nwsource.com.
- ^ "Microsoft Pri0". The Seattle Times.
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- ^ a b "Microsoft Inspire". Partner.microsoft.com.
- ^ "WPC 2011 - Worldwide Partner Conference - July 10-14, 2011". Archived from the original on 2011-10-04. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
